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How a beetle inspired a South African designer's water-wise skyscrapers
Shaakira Jassat, founder of Studio Sway, working in her office with a model of her water harvesting concept behind her.
South Africa
South African designer Shaakira Jassat has developed a water-harvesting system inspired by one of the Namib Desert’s smallest and most resourceful survivors. After successful pilots in South Africa and the Netherlands, the technology is moving from design experiments towards commercial production.
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- 41 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 17, 2026
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- IOL